World's Happiest Countries [Archive]

harvey_mayway

January 13th, 2009, 04:40 AM

Britain's University of Leicester examined a range of statistical data to devise a ranking of the world's happiest nations. Heading up the list: Denmark, which rose to the top thanks to its wealth, natural beauty, small size, quality education, and good health care. At the bottom were Zimbabwe.

No. 1: Denmark
Population: 5.5 million
Life Expectancy: 77.8 years
GDP Per Capita: $34,600

With a high standard of living, negligible poverty, and a broad range of public and social services, it's easy to see why Denmark tops the happiness map. There's a high level of education; public schools are top-quality and private ones are affordable. The low population gives the nation a strong sense of identity. And Denmark's physical beauty forms a great backdrop to daily life. The weather is a bit tough, though.

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide1.jpg

No. 2: Switzerland
Population: 7.5 million
Life Expectancy: 80.5 years
GDP Per Capita: $32,300
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide2.jpg
No. 3: Austria
Population: 8.2 million
Life Expectancy: 79 years
GDP Per Capita: $32,700
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide3.jpg
No. 4: Iceland
Population: 300,000
Life Expectancy: 80 years
GDP Per Capita: $35,600
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide4.jpg
No. 5: Bahamas
Population: 303,800
Life Expectancy: 65.6 years
GDP Per Capita: $20,200
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide5.jpg

No. 6: Finland
Population: 5.2 million
Life Expectancy: 78.5 years
GDP Per Capita: $30,900
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide6.jpg
No. 7: Sweden
Population: 9 million
Life Expectancy: 80.50 years
GDP Per Capita: $29,800
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide7.jpg
No. 8: Bhutan
Population: 2.3 million
Life Expectancy: 55 years
GDP Per Capita: $1,400
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide8.jpg
No. 9: Brunei
Population: 380,000
Life Expectancy: 75
GDP Per Capita: $23,600
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide9.jpg
No. 10: Canada
Population: 33 million
Life Expectancy: 80 years
GDP Per Capita: $34,000
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide10.jpg
No. 11: Ireland
Population: 4 million
Life Expectancy: 77.7 years
GDP Per Capita: $41,000
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide11.jpg
No. 12: Luxembourg
Population: 474,500
Life Expectancy: 79 years
GDP Per Capita: $55,600
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide12.jpg

HeAvYmAcHiNeGuN

January 13th, 2009, 06:28 AM

Pakistan :sarb:

KISS ME QUICK

January 13th, 2009, 06:37 AM

Britain's University of Leicester examined a range of statistical data to devise a ranking of the world's happiest nations. Heading up the list: Denmark, which rose to the top thanks to its wealth, natural beauty, small size, quality education, and good health care. At the bottom were Zimbabwe.

No. 1: Denmark
Population: 5.5 million
Life Expectancy: 77.8 years
GDP Per Capita: $34,600

With a high standard of living, negligible poverty, and a broad range of public and social services, it's easy to see why Denmark tops the happiness map. There's a high level of education; public schools are top-quality and private ones are affordable. The low population gives the nation a strong sense of identity. And Denmark's physical beauty forms a great backdrop to daily life. The weather is a bit tough, though.

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide1.jpg

No. 2: Switzerland
Population: 7.5 million
Life Expectancy: 80.5 years
GDP Per Capita: $32,300
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide2.jpg
No. 3: Austria
Population: 8.2 million
Life Expectancy: 79 years
GDP Per Capita: $32,700
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide3.jpg
No. 4: Iceland
Population: 300,000
Life Expectancy: 80 years
GDP Per Capita: $35,600
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide4.jpg
No. 5: Bahamas
Population: 303,800
Life Expectancy: 65.6 years
GDP Per Capita: $20,200
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide5.jpg

No. 6: Finland
Population: 5.2 million
Life Expectancy: 78.5 years
GDP Per Capita: $30,900
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide6.jpg
No. 7: Sweden
Population: 9 million
Life Expectancy: 80.50 years
GDP Per Capita: $29,800
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide7.jpg
No. 8: Bhutan
Population: 2.3 million
Life Expectancy: 55 years
GDP Per Capita: $1,400
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide8.jpg
No. 9: Brunei
Population: 380,000
Life Expectancy: 75
GDP Per Capita: $23,600
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide9.jpg
No. 10: Canada
Population: 33 million
Life Expectancy: 80 years
GDP Per Capita: $34,000
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide10.jpg
No. 11: Ireland
Population: 4 million
Life Expectancy: 77.7 years
GDP Per Capita: $41,000
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide11.jpg
No. 12: Luxembourg
Population: 474,500
Life Expectancy: 79 years
GDP Per Capita: $55,600
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/happiest_countries/image/slide12.jpg

WAOW id love to get outta the UK and migrate to any of them countries!

azn_equation

January 13th, 2009, 10:24 AM

they are beautiful countries..nice nature takes off the stress..unlike Uk.. over here everything is crowded and life is fast....

Siesta

January 13th, 2009, 10:53 AM

I would wanna go to Austria

KISS ME QUICK

January 13th, 2009, 11:21 AM

lets all go to zion!

desi_playa

January 13th, 2009, 11:44 AM

I lived in Finland for a while and I must say its a great place to live. Theres practically no pollution and everything is so clean...people are friendly too. Theres one common factor in all these countries, theres very few Desi's living there.

CANADA DUMMY!!

_true_definition

January 13th, 2009, 01:45 PM

CANADA DUMMY!!

Yea, I ignored Canada because of that :p

harvey_mayway

January 13th, 2009, 01:52 PM

CANADA DUMMY!!

Have you noticed that canada has 33million people, when compared to the rest of the top-10 countries. Less people equal more resources and easier structure of resources for the people eg better schools and hospitals.

Canada has the second largest land mas and lots of resources for their people..

Rank`Country``` Capital city````` 2008 Population
1````Russia`````Moscow```````` `````140,702,000
2````Canada````Ottawa```````` `````33,213,000
3````USA`````` Washington DC`` `````303,825,000

Land area``````Population density
17075200```````8.2
9976140````````3.3
9629091````````31.6

duckaphuck

January 13th, 2009, 01:53 PM

I lived in Finland for a while and I must say its a great place to live. Theres practically no pollution and everything is so clean...people are friendly too. Theres one common factor in all these countries, theres very few Desi's living there.

There's not 'few' desis in denmark - trust you me.

_true_definition

January 13th, 2009, 01:55 PM

There's not 'few' desis in denmark - trust you me.

LoL I'm just gonna delete that before eveyone from each of those countries tells me that haha.

Bang-er-land

January 16th, 2009, 07:12 PM

There's not 'few' desis in denmark - trust you me.

wtf do u no qackass :ugh:

_true_definition

January 16th, 2009, 07:28 PM

wtf do u no qackass :ugh:

So there isn't many Desi's in Denmark then?

musicchic33

January 16th, 2009, 08:35 PM

GUAM, BITCHES.

We're all happy here

Siesta

January 21st, 2009, 06:45 PM

you can wake around guam in a day :lol:..the darn place is so small...they make they money from casinos

shadman,t

January 21st, 2009, 07:42 PM

im from canada and...i dont see why we would be on the list....:ugh:
things are getting shitty here u know...

Aoki

January 29th, 2009, 05:34 PM

All those pictures are beautiful.

*Envy.

amani

January 29th, 2009, 06:15 PM

good thing scandinavia was on there. <3

B/C THAT IS WHERE I AM MOVING. inshAllah.

musicchic33

January 29th, 2009, 06:22 PM

wtf, WE'RE FCKING HAPPY IN AMERICA!!!!!111

RacingSoul

January 29th, 2009, 07:00 PM

Pakistan :sarb:

world's happiest countries, not "countries with a danda up their ass" :arrow:

_true_definition

January 29th, 2009, 07:21 PM

good thing scandinavia was on there. <3

B/C THAT IS WHERE I AM MOVING. inshAllah.

Where in Scandinavia? Why you moving there? To study or with family?

FistaCuffs

January 29th, 2009, 07:23 PM

Must be old, because Iceland is not doing so well right now.

amani

January 29th, 2009, 07:25 PM

Where in Scandinavia? Why you moving there? To study or with family?

swedennnnnnnnnnnnnnn or something.

it's just been a long-time dream, doode... somewhere in the mountains. a rural area.

it's just GAWJUS, ya know?

_true_definition

January 29th, 2009, 07:31 PM

swedennnnnnnnnnnnnnn or something.

it's just been a long-time dream, doode... somewhere in the mountains. a rural area.

it's just GAWJUS, ya know?

Yea I've been to Sweden, its an amazing place. I used to spend all my summer holidays there as a child. So have you started learning the language? I don't think many people know English in rural areas there, the cities yes. Have you decided on any particular place? Its gonna be a big change from the U.S.

aznpdaddy

January 29th, 2009, 07:31 PM

Must be old, because Iceland is not doing so well right now.
u took the words right out of my mind!

amani

January 29th, 2009, 07:33 PM

Yea I've been to Sweden, its an amazing place. I used to spend all my summer holidays there as a child. So have you started learning the language? I don't think many people know English in rural areas there, the cities yes. Have you decided on any particular place? Its gonna be a big change from the U.S.

i have NO idea... it's just a crazy dream. i should look into norway & finland, too, eh?
GIVE ME ADVICE. i just want to AT LEAST visit. i have a crush on scandinavia. hahaha.

_true_definition

January 29th, 2009, 07:48 PM

i have NO idea... it's just a crazy dream. i should look into norway & finland, too, eh?
GIVE ME ADVICE. i just want to AT LEAST visit. i have a crush on scandinavia. hahaha.

The best advice I can give is...When you go to a country on holiday, its a completely different experience to when you actually live there. When I went to Finland for 2 weeks, I absolutely loved it, but when I actually moved there and lived there for 6 months I got so bored I moved back to London. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

amani

January 29th, 2009, 07:49 PM

The best advice I can give is...When you go to a country on holiday, its a completely different experience to when you actually live there. When I went to Finland for 2 weeks, I absolutely loved it, but when I actually moved there and lived there for 6 months I got so bored I moved back to London. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

...scandinavia is a dream. <3
we'll see... i might die in texASS, who knows? :(

but that was good advice, dost! :) shukriya!

_true_definition

January 29th, 2009, 08:12 PM

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

...scandinavia is a dream. <3
we'll see... i might die in texASS, who knows? :(

but that was good advice, dost! :) shukriya!

If its a dream go for it. At least you'll never look back and wish you did. The summers in Finland and Sweden are surprisingly pleasant...It does get pretty cold in winters though with lots of snow.

amani

January 29th, 2009, 08:14 PM

If its a dream go for it. At least you'll never look back and wish you did. The summers in Finland and Sweden are surprisingly pleasant...It does get pretty cold in winters though with lots of snow.

i <3 snow!

well, i will def visit. :) then i can decide. lol.

_true_definition

January 29th, 2009, 08:17 PM

i <3 snow!

well, i will def visit. :) then i can decide. lol.

Yo where is Sid? Ain't seen the dude about :sarb:

amani

January 29th, 2009, 08:18 PM

Yo where is Sid? Ain't seen the dude about :sarb:

no idea... he isn't even online. :(

_true_definition

January 29th, 2009, 08:19 PM

no idea... he isn't even online. :(

RD ain't the same without him. I guess he getting drunk somewhere :lol:

amani

January 29th, 2009, 08:29 PM

RD ain't the same without him. I guess he getting drunk somewhere :lol:

lolll. probablllyyy.